New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-01
MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
AN INCREASE OF NEARLY $4,000 MADE.

MEMBERS or THE BOARD OF EDUCATION bEsohE
THE BOARD or ESTIMATE.
A delegation from the Board Of Education consist
ms of President Simmons, Commissioners Wood
Tsspsen Holt, Devoe and Mrs. Agnew. Superintendent
Jasper and Superintendent Of School BuldnRs
Debevs,se appeared yesterday before tho Board Oh
Estimate and asked that the budget for the Depart
nert OF Educa ion he reopened In accordance with the
special OF the Legislature and the amounts denied
Mr. simmons took up the various items ana ex-
blamed the need tor the increase Ssh cd tor He was
s,Jed by Me ssrs. Wood, Tam-en and Holt The total
amount asked was s4,O34.50O, and the sum allowed
by the Board OF Estimate was 81, s4s, 1877 reduction
OF $2c2Sl3 For ss sG COO Q, teacher.
Simmons said that 10000 additional was absolutely
necessary 10 supply teachers tor the everinciess'ng
number OF pupils and TO 'uppy teachers Tor the pro-
posed new schools. About lOO oew teachers were
nodded. II the moaey was not appropriated the new
schools coua not bc opened. After good deal OF dis
cusson the S50,OOO was allowed;
For ianitors' salaries $13l, 600 was asked and
Sfz3,5O allowed. Mr. Sinmons sad that TINS was
not Sufficient to pay tor additional 'anitors required
Tor the new schools vas also opoSea 70 ~n"d
not vote Tor Increase Of salary a tue act con-
tsnplsed and all that he would vote Tor was TO make
good any actual deficiency was agreed 70 increase
Tor the scheols For the Normal College &SS;oOo
was asA ed. This reduced bv the Board OF Est
male TO 500, 900. Mr.. Simnvns asked hat the add
tionai ST. 900 be restored and said that the college
wac the IN ,tuton OF the kind In the country
Mr. Wood said that the teachers educated there we're
educated ~ a whole than the male teac osrs- The
Mayor waited to know why 10 would not he well to
substitute OF the 500 women teac tor the
$4,000 professors. lie suggested that $0,3OI ~
sdduionsi be- allowed, making the total $9o.o67 ~
President Coleman voted DO. and the Mayor decided
that the appropriation was not granted requiring
concurrent vote.
The item OF $4,000 asked for salaries OF officers
and clerks had bosn reduced to $36 Z3I the
Board Increased this to S3o,3SS. The Item OF
&yl 600 appropriated for the salaries OF the city
superintendent and ASSISTANTS was Increased TO
e3i.75O Mr. Simmons sssed tina; the SlZCOo Tor
truant officers be incre sed 600. In order that
The salaries could be ad anced 900 to 81 300
This was lost. The original item OF ~, 800 for the
Nautical School was allowed. With the understanding
that - 900 be expended Tor repairs TO The schooshp
Tue $3.50, 900 originally asked tor snpplics was
allowed. The increase OF $1,000 asked tor fuel was
not allowed. The item OF w. 800 for general con,n
exp. nses of tue Normal College 81 300 extra was
allowed The item of 10000 for inc dental expenses
Of ward schools was increased I" s9o,oM inc
item repairs buildings was Increased TO So5,OOp.
TIE item of So 900 for rebuilding the wall OF the
Normal College was allowed.
Mrs Agnew argued at length on the question at sal
sre- in tho Normal College. She was strongly against
q reduction. She declared that while II costs $llu
year 10 .or criminal, only costs : to edu-
cate n teacher. -.
Near the conclusion of the hearing Mr.. Simmons said
that the Board of Etmate had no righ to question
che authority oil the Board OF Education to expend
gu 81 SINUS might deemed necessary for any pur
pose within the annual approprlaton after such apro
pralion h I'd been made. The Board OF Education was
not part OF the city government Tho Mayor a,ked
why not. Mr. SmOns piled that all tho heads OF the
varou. departments conter with tue Mayor on matters
OF legisa ion affecting the city, but the president OF
the Board OF Education hal never ben invited. The
Mayor replied that he would extend invitation IN
the and the last who SppeaieI at the con
for~ncs " must treat all hands"
The tota' amount allowed yer that appropriated IN
DcctmDer last was 81 1891, makiAs total ap.'ro-
priati0n OF 5000 ,0SS.